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Multicultural:Cultural differences and factors have an influence on the manifestation of client symptoms. If a psychologist assumes an Asian client’s somatic complaints are really reflective of a mental disorder it is an example of:

Ethics:Which of the following items is an ethical issue among some mental health professionals who have practiced for many years?

Assessment:”According to current research, the Rorschach has very low validity.” This statement is

Ethics:What are the two key factors a therapist should consider in making a decision about retention or disposition of records?

Ethics:Supervisory roles carry similar ethical duties and responsibilities as those due from a therapist to psychotherapy clients, except that:

Assessment:Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five dimensions assessed by the NEO Personality Inventory?

Theories:Donna comes to counseling because she thinks that she has obsessive compulsive disorder. She has numerous obsessive thoughts. One of these thoughts is that she has left the coffee-maker on in her apartment and that it will start a fire that will burn the building down. The coffee-maker worry results in her returning to her apartment 3 or 4 times each morning, and she is often late to work. Donna’s solution-focused therapy counselor, Bob, wonders aloud if she is sensitive to detail, routine and order. Bob gives a case presentation to a class of counseling students. He states that “this client has a great strength in her ability to attend to detail.” What mistake has Bob made?

Social Psychology:Many researchers maintain that there is a positive relationship between exposure to violent media and real-life aggressive behavior. The claim that exposure to violence actually increases aggression would be best supported by which of the following?

Lifespan Development:The notion that people try to preserve their sense of identity when faced with their own pending mortality is called:

Affective Bases of Behavior:The fight-or-flight response is: